Gerard Craft’s Niche Food Group takes over the beloved Café Osage in grand fashion, adding a wood-burning grill/pizza oven to the renovated outdoor patio and once again relying on the adjacent farm’s bounty. Charbroiled oysters, lobster rolls, and such sumptuous selections as salmon and sea bass are matched with mashed sweet potatoes and squid inked pasta. The wine menu includes seven flights, bottles, and wines by the glass, with 80 choices in all. The food offerings consist of two dozen small to medium wine-friendly dishes, many of them sharable. Sharing a building with Hamilton’s Urban Steakhouse & Bourbon Bar, the latest endeavor from Paul and Wendy Hamilton has a retro aviation feel that’s reminiscent of the airport lounges of yesteryear, including comfy leather chairs, tables cobbled from old suitcases, and clocks showing different wine time zones, instead of cities. Vin de Set is temporarily closed due to a fire. The vast rooftop patio offers unparalleled vistas, but inside there’s a classy, clubby bar with a tempting wine list, impeccable service, and a main dining room that’s often overlooked. Legions of local fans consistently rate James Beard Award–winning chef/owner Kevin Nashan’s Benton Park mainstay among St. The Champagne list is encyclopedic there are also cocktails and mixed drinks with an effervescent theme. At this wonderful little brick-wall joint that’s heavy on the folksy, you’ll feel compelled to come in for a cocktail and stay for bistro steak or confit chicken wings. The drink menu is stunningly extravagant, but don’t overlook the food, from nibbles to full meals. The edible bacon candle’s a hint: This is a different kind of steakhouse-and the bourbon list is impressive. Already popular for its innovative food, Frazer’s should be better known for its outstanding cocktails. The Lafayette Square fave serves such inventive dishes as wild boar ravioli and braised rabbit. Windows offer skyline views, and the building-length patio is among the most enjoyable in town. ![]() From octopus to togarashi-dusted fries, the menu is focused on unusual combinations of texture and tastes. Located upstairs from its prior digs, it’s still a shrine for chocolate lovers. POP SOULARD, BENTON PARK & LAFAYETTE SQUAREĬafé. $$Īmerican. This 1904 World’s Fair–themed gathering spot is perfect for a nice dinner with a view of the lake and 200-foot St. House-made pastas and smoked brie stand up well to 60-plus whiskeys, served neat or mixed with bitters, tonics, and tinctures. Vegetarian. A vegetarian menu is paired with dark spirits inside a former Ford Model T showroom. ![]() Enjoy a leisurely drink and shareable nibbles on the airy, couch-comfortable rooftop. Dinner’s lovely at Gerard Craft’s classy addition to the Four Seasons Hotel St. ![]() (And afterward, enjoy post-dinner drinks with a view on the rooftop terrace at the ART Bar upstairs.) 3550 Samuel Shepard, 31. Chef Scottie Corrigan interprets the cuisines of 50-plus Commonwealth countries in a menu featuring a ballotine of veal, tandoori duck breast, an unusual take on tikka masala, and Starry Night, a signature dessert under a chocolate dome. Louis’ only steakhouse offers old-school menu items (such as frog legs), along with four beef tenderloin options, including Filet Carmine, served on a bed of Brie and puff pastry topped with a raspberry demi and grilled shrimp. Steakhouse. Operated by Lombardo Restaurants, downtown St. Formerly open to members only, B&S features an a la carte menu, several tasting menu options, and hosts some of the best wine dinners in town. This outstanding (and still relatively unknown) dinner house boasts dishes from chef Jon Dreja (Franco, 808 Maison) and one of the city’s most extensive wine lists. The cuisine is an homage to the cooking and foodstuffs of the 19th-century Ozarks. Louis’ most distinctive restaurants, the focus is on multi-course tastings.
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